4 February 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Right pledges, at the right time
The Labour pledge card has been an important part of every campaign since 1997. The cards help set out priorities. In addition to attracting widespread media coverage, they are, more importantly, a ... Continue27 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Why Sir Trevor did no favours for Cameron
If I say 'Gordon Brown/Piers Morgan interview' the chances are it will trigger some kind of response, that a memory either of the event or of the coverage will come to mind. It showed a more human si... Continue16 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
10 March 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron inquiry call says more about him than GB
Interesting moment at BBC London - I was there to be interviewed by Robert Elms about my book and my views on matters London - when the 'news' was announced that David Cameron had 'called for an inqui... Continue22 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
People may listen more to the political GB having heard the personal GB
As expected, fairly mixed reviews for the GB interview with Piers Morgan. Some can't get beyond their loathing of Piers. Others can't get beyond their negativity about GB. But it is always important ... Continue15 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
On GB’s tears with Piers, and my emotional moment with Marr
Some commentators are already suggesting GB must have gone into his interview with Piers Morgan with his express purpose of crying over the loss of his daughter. I have not seen the interview but I... Continue7 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron winning on media support but losing on leadership
Leadership is in large part about how you react under pressure. Pressure does not come much greater than that which faced Gordon Brown when an economic whirlwind struck, and the world feared a plunge ... Continue2 February 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Fire is always best turned on the Tories
When the Tories were slowly imploding in the run up to our first landslide victory in 1997, former minister Alan Clark called me to bemoan his party's fate. As my diaries show, this fellow diarist ph... Continue7 January 2010
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Still active in politics and campaigns in Britain and overseas, he now splits his time between writing, speaking, broadcasting, charities and consultancy.